W.F. Drewry Gallalee

For more than 30 years, Drew Gallalee has handled personal injury litigation from inception to trial in state and federal courts in Virginia, and he has handled cases and/or claims in other states, including Maryland, North Carolina, Florida and California.  His practice involves automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, tractor-trailer accidents, childcare negligence, wrongful death claims, products liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, toxic torts, traumatic brain injuries, libel and slander.

Drew handles only a small volume of serious personal injury cases, allowing him to give each client individual attention.  While Drew works with a team of paralegals and associates, you will deal directly with him on all substantive matters related to your case.  You will have Drew's direct dial number and cell phone number.  He is available to answer any questions and to keep you informed as your case progresses.

STATE BAR REQUIRED DISCLAIMER:  CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE.  CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER.

Drew has tried or settled cases that have resulted in millions of dollars for his clients.  Recent cases have resulted in:

• $12,500,000 for a client rear-ended by a tractor-trailer;
• $10,000,000 for a client rear-ended by a truck and trailer;
• $2,900,000 for a client who fell on commercial premises;
• $1,675,000 for a client t-boned at an intersection;
• $1,250,000 for a client who was struck while walking in a parking lot;
• $1,250,000 for a client struck by a vehicle at a gas station;
• $1,250,000 for a wrongful death due to car collision;
• $900,000 for a client who fell off a balcony;
• $875,000 for a client hit by a car while getting a haircut;
• $585,500 Jury Verdict; and
• $290,000 for a client injured in a slip-and-fall incident at the office.

Read more as to the specifics of each of these aforementioned cases.

Drew graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia in 1977 and received his law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1981, where he was an associate editor of the University of Richmond Law Review and on the Moot Court Board. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2011-present), Virginia’s Top Lawyers and Virginia Super Lawyers (2012-present), and he was named Best Lawyers®  Richmond Personal Injury Litigation "Lawyer of the Year" (2012, 2022).  In addition, Martindale-Hubbell has rated him an AV Preeminent attorney, its highest rating available.

He was admitted to practice in 1981 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.  Drew clerked for the Honorable Richard B. Kellam, Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, from 1981 to 1982.